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    I Say A Little Prayer
    Audiobook7 hours

    I Say A Little Prayer

    Written by E. Lynn Harris

    Narrated by Mirron Willis

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    About this audiobook

    Bestselling author E. Lynn Harris is back with another sexy, shocking, and immensely satisfying novel that explores some of today's toughest and most timely issues.

    Chauncey Greer is the owner of Cute Boy Card Company, a thriving company in Atlanta. As a teenager, he was a member of a popular boy band, but left in disgrace when word got out that he and his bandmate D were more than good friends. Chauncey is a free spirit, on the brink of forty with a body admired by both men and women. Not into being categorized, Chauncey's been known to hook up with men and women, but now in the age of the "down low," he's found that women ask too many questions, so he's just focusing on the fellas.

    After one too many bad dates, Chauncey finds himself in church, where the minister's message inspires him to follow his dream of a singing career once again. Although he's lost touch with D, as he starts writing songs his thoughts inevitably turn to his former lover. Chauncey's powerful performance at the church earns him a standing ovation and an invitation to participate in an upcoming revival. But Chauncey soon discovers that an ambitious fundamentalist preacher plans to use the revival to speak out against gays and gay marriage. Feeling angry and betrayed, Chauncey and other gay members of the church decide to take a stand against the church's homophobia by staging a "Day of Absence" when all of the gay members and their friends and family stay home. Everything is going as planned... until D appears on the scene and Chauncey has to confront his past and make some hard decisions about his future.

    I Say A Little Prayer is filled with the delicious plot twists, humor, compassion, and up-to-the-minute controversy fans expect from their beloved "E. Lynn." Harris has returned with another gem of a novel that will rocket to the top of bestseller lists nationwide.


    From the Hardcover edition.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateMay 9, 2006
    ISBN9781415934937
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    I Say A Little Prayer
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    E. Lynn Harris

    E. Lynn Harris, a #1 national and New York Times bestselling author, wrote twelve acclaimed novels including Basketball Jones, Just Too Good to Be True, and I Say a Little Prayer. There are more than four million copies of his novels in print. He died in 2009 at the age of 54.

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    • 4/5
      I Say A Little Prayer is the second E. Lynn Harris's book I have read. The first being Just As I Am. I know there are many fans of Raymond's series with Just As I Am being the second book in the series. Frankly, I prefer I Say A Little Prayer. I was happy to know that this book was written from only one character's struggle - Chauncey, who has to face the problems associated with a love from his earlier life. This is better compared to Just As I Am, which alternated each chapter with two lead characters. Another thing that makes me prefer this book than Just is that it is less depressing. 'Just' deals with AIDS, and I don't read to feel depressed. However, I find 'Prayer' a little too fast at the end, where the twist in the story is a little too much for me to digest. There is no reason why Damien's wife's past is not known by many, if she is painted to be such. Or even the sudden switch of her wanting to be 'evil'. Although I read only the second book, I would prefer there would be no 'special guest star' from his other books. Lame. Other than that, I found myself looking forward to spending time with the book, eagerly turning the page to find out what would happen next.
    • 2/5
      I found E. Lynn Harris on Pearl Cleage's website. I'm a fan of Pearl Cleage, and she's a friend and fan of E. Lynn Harris, and I was very excited to see a black gay male author out there, so I immediately went looking for a book by him. And it was WONDERFUL. Chauncey Greer is a small (but growing) business owner and was once a singer in a boy band; he's also bisexual but leans gay, and this story details how he starts singing again and faces down a man from his past who has since turned into a preacher who speaks out vehemently against gay marriage. It's outstanding (and contains some lovely, smoking hot scenes), and it's the first time I've read a novel focusing on black gay characters, which rocked. I definitely look forward to reading more by this author.
    • 4/5
      This book was an enjoyable read with good writing and good stories. The novel combines personal and religious ethics with elements of a mystery. Harris used cleverly placed story's of relationships past to give the reader their characters history. Past collides with the present. I enjoyed the appearances of old characters, Yancey Braxton ("Any Way the Wind Blows") still a diva-wanna-be and John Basil Henderson ("A Love of My Own") appears to have grown into a better man. E. Lynn Harris remains true to himself by exploring topics that are controversial. The sex scenes are explicitly real but brief in nature. I look forward to his next novel.
    • 4/5
      This book was an enjoyable read with good writing and good stories. The novel combines personal and religious ethics with elements of a mystery. Harris used cleverly placed story's of relationships past to give the reader their characters history. Past collides with the present. I enjoyed the appearances of old characters, Yancey Braxton ("Any Way the Wind Blows") still a diva-wanna-be and John Basil Henderson ("A Love of My Own") appears to have grown into a better man. E. Lynn Harris remains true to himself by exploring topics that are controversial. The sex scenes are explicitly real but brief in nature. I look forward to his next novel.